About Me
Vivian Westerman is 65 years old and worked as a Portrait Artist/Cartoonist on Jackson Square,
the French Quarter, in New Orleans, Louisiana for 15 years.
Hurricane Katrina changed New Orleans but somehow the wonderful artists
survived and are back to work on Jackson Square. 
My
work experience began with insurance in Dallas, Texas, and then onto New
York City as a stewardess for American Airlines. My main interest has always been politics, and I
worked for the Rockefeller Presidential Campaign in NYC in 1964 (read my story
at 1964 - Rockefeller Presidential Campaign); for CBS Network
News; and then onto Washington, D.C. to the 1968 Humphrey Presidential Campaign
(read my story at 1968 - Where were you? Humphrey Presidential Campaign). The era was the Vietnam War.
I have worked for major political figures, and as a legal secretary
part-time for 10 of the 20th largest law firms in the country. In 1977
while living in Washington, D.C., I pursued and received a grant from the Fund
for Investigative Journalism and wrote a series of articles on the practices of
the National Zoo and the Smithsonian Institution (read my story at 1977 - National Zoo).
My interest in science was heightened by meeting some
special scientists
who worked at Argonne National Laboratory (see: http://www.anl.gov), outside of Chicago, Illinois. I
tried to understand science secrets in 1979 (see my story at 1979 - Of Art, the Ayatollah, Oil, Mellon & Fusion).
I live in my classic "Shotgun" style 110+ year old Cyprus house located on the mighty Mississippi River in New
Orleans, Louisiana. I began this website on April 25, 2000.
Highlights here on the Mississippi River since Hurricane
Katrina moved through:
Katrina aftermath 8/29/05:
Runaway
Police Ship 2/11/06:
My Picture front page The Times- Picayune 2/12/06.
My house before Katrina: 
House with new roof and shutters:
Picture of Hurricane Katrina just before hitting New
Orleans:
Life photos:
My site Cartoons-Tomorrow.Com contains many of my artistic works which
includes sculpture, paintings, cartoons, caricatures and short stories.
Enjoy my Coloring Book, print out and color the following
pictures; right click, copy, take the Eagle as Screensaver (Wallpaper).
Go to my SSL Order Form to place order or
commission artwork using the American Express Card. All commissions require 1/2 nonrefundable deposit.
Rest assured - your information will never be sold or given away. For more
information, see our Privacy Notice
Visit the world thru:
Vivian Westerman Artist Gallery
1611 Patterson Street (facing the Levee on the Mississippi
River)
New Orleans, Louisiana 70114-1327
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Copyright 2000-2007 Vivian Westerman, Artist. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
My Picture front page The Times- Picayune 2/12/06.
House with new roof and shutters:
